Njengoba izimoto emigwaqweni yaseMelika ziba zinkulu futhi zisinda minyaka yonke, ugesi wodwa ungase unganeli. Ukuze sisuse amaloli amakhulu nama-SUV emadolobheni ethu ngokukhangisa izimoto zikagesi ezingabizi futhi ezisebenzayo, i-Wink Motors entsha ese-New York ikholelwa ukuthi inempendulo.
Zakhiwe ngaphansi kwemithetho kahulumeni yeNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ngakho-ke zisemthethweni ngaphansi kwemithetho yezimoto ezisheshayo (LSV).
Ngokuyisisekelo, ama-LSV ayizimoto ezincane zikagesi ezihambisana nesethi ethile yemithetho yokuphepha elula futhi zisebenza ngesivinini esiphezulu samamayela angu-25 ngehora (40 km/h). Asemthethweni emigwaqweni yase-US enemikhawulo yesivinini efinyelela kumamayela angu-35 ngehora (56 km/h).
Siklame lezi zimoto njengezimoto ezincane zasedolobheni ezifanele. Zincane ngokwanele ukuthi zipake kalula ezindaweni eziqinile njengamabhayisikili kagesi noma izithuthuthu, kodwa zinezihlalo ezivalekile ngokuphelele zabantu abadala abane futhi zingashayelwa emvuleni, eqhweni noma kwesinye isimo sezulu esibi njengemoto enkulu. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi zisebenza ngogesi, awusoze wadingeka ukhokhele uphethiloli noma udale ukukhishwa kwegesi okuyingozi. Ungazishaja ngisho nangelanga ngamaphaneli elanga ophahleni.
Eqinisweni, onyakeni nesigamu odlule, ngijabulele ukubuka iWink Motors ikhula ngendlela engabonakali ngokunikeza izeluleko zobuchwepheshe mayelana nokuklama imoto.
Ijubane eliphansi liphinde lenze kube lula futhi kube ngcono, lilungele ukushayela ezindaweni zasemadolobheni eziminyene lapho ijubane lingavamile ukudlula umkhawulo we-LSV. EManhattan, awusoze wafika ngisho namamayela angu-25 ngehora!
I-Wink inikeza amamodeli ezimoto amane, amabili awo anamaphaneli elanga ophahleni angandisa ibanga ngamamayela ayi-10-15 (amakhilomitha ayi-16-25) ngosuku uma epakwe ngaphandle.
Zonke izimoto zihlonyiswe ngezihlalo ezine, umoya opholile kanye ne-heater, ikhamera yokubuka ngemuva, izinzwa zokupaka, amabhande esihlalo anamaphuzu amathathu, amabhuleki ediski e-hydraulic ajikelezayo amabili, injini yamandla angu-7 kW peak, i-LiFePO4 battery chemistry ephephile, amafasitela kagesi kanye nezingidi zeminyango, ama-key fobs, ukukhiya okude, ama-wiper nezinye izici eziningi esivame ukuzihlanganisa nezimoto zethu.
Kodwa akuzona ngempela “izimoto”, okungenani hhayi ngokomthetho. Lezi yizimoto, kodwa i-LSV iwuhlobo oluhlukile ezimotweni ezivamile.
Iningi lamazwe lisadinga amalayisense okushayela kanye nomshwalense, kodwa livame ukuyekethisa izimfuneko zokuhlola futhi lingafanelekela ngisho nokuthola amakhredithi entela kahulumeni.
Ama-LSV awavamile kakhulu okwamanje, kodwa ezinye izinkampani sezivele zikhiqiza amamodeli athakazelisayo. Siwabonile akhelwe izinhlelo zokusebenza zebhizinisi njengokulethwa kwamaphakeji, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwebhizinisi nokwangasese njengePolaris GEM, esanda kuhlanganiswa yaba inkampani ehlukile. Ngokungafani ne-GEM, okuyimoto efana nenqola yegalofu evulekile, imoto kaWink ivalwe njengemoto yendabuko. Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi afike ngentengo engaphansi kwengxenye yentengo.
I-Wink ilindele ukuqala ukulethwa kwezimoto zayo zokuqala ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka. Amanani okuqala esikhathi sokwethulwa kwamanje aqala ku-$8,995 ngemodeli ye-Sprout engamakhilomitha angu-40 (64 km) futhi akhuphukele ku-$11,995 ngemodeli ye-Mark 2 Solar engamakhilomitha angu-60 (96 km). Lokhu kuzwakala kunengqondo uma ubheka inqola entsha yegalofu ingabiza phakathi kuka-$9,000 no-$10,000. Angazi noma yiziphi izimoto zegalofu ezine-air conditioning noma amafasitela kagesi.
Kuma-Wink NEV amane amasha, uchungechunge lwe-Sprout luyimodeli yezinga lokuqala. Zombili i-Sprout ne-Sprout Solar ziyimodeli eneminyango emibili futhi ziyafana ngezindlela eziningi, ngaphandle kwamabhethri amakhulu namaphaneli elanga emodeli ye-Sprout Solar.
Uma udlulela kuMark 1, uthola uhlobo lomzimba oluhlukile, futhi oluneminyango emibili, kodwa olune-hatchback kanye nesihlalo sangemuva esigoqekayo esiguqula isihlalo esinezihlalo ezine sibe isihlalo esinezihlalo ezimbili esinesikhala esengeziwe semithwalo.
I-Mark 2 Solar inomzimba ofanayo nowe-Mark 1 kodwa ineminyango emine kanye nephaneli yelanga eyengeziwe. I-Mark 2 Solar ineshaja eyakhelwe ngaphakathi, kodwa amamodeli e-Sprout afika namashaja angaphandle njengamabhayisikili kagesi.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nezimoto ezinkulu, lezi zimoto ezintsha zamandla azinaso isivinini esiphezulu esidingekayo ekuhambeni ibanga elide. Akekho ogxumela emgwaqweni omkhulu ngokuphazima kweso. Kodwa njengemoto yesibili yokuhlala edolobheni noma ukuhambahamba ezindaweni eziseduze, zingase zifaneleke. Njengoba imoto entsha kagesi ingabiza kalula phakathi kuka-$30,000 no-$40,000, imoto kagesi engabizi njengalena inganikeza izinzuzo eziningi ezifanayo ngaphandle kwezindleko ezengeziwe.
Kuthiwa inguqulo yelanga ingeza phakathi kwengxenye yesine nengxenye yesithathu yebhethri ngosuku, kuye ngokuthi likhona yini ilanga.
Kubantu abahlala emadolobheni abahlala emafulethini futhi bepaka emgwaqweni, izimoto zingase zingaxhumi uma ziphakathi kwamakhilomitha angu-16-25 ngosuku. Njengoba idolobha lami lingamakhilomitha angu-10 ububanzi, ngibona lokhu njengethuba langempela.
Ngokungafani nezimoto eziningi zikagesi zesimanje ezinesisindo esiphakathi kwamakhilogremu angu-3500 no-8000 (1500 kuya ku-3600 kg), izimoto ze-Wink zinesisindo esiphakathi kwamakhilogremu angu-760 no-1150 (340 kuya ku-520 kg), kuye ngohlobo. Ngenxa yalokho, izimoto zabagibeli zisebenza kahle kakhulu, kulula ukuzishayela futhi kulula ukuzipaka.
Ama-LSV angase abe yingxenye encane nje yemakethe enkulu yezimoto zikagesi, kodwa inani lawo liyanda yonke indawo, kusukela emadolobheni kuya emadolobheni asogwini ngisho nasemiphakathini yabantu asebethathe umhlalaphansi.
Muva nje ngithenge iveni ye-LSV, yize eyami ingekho emthethweni ngoba ngiyingenisa ngasese ivela eShayina. Iveni encane kagesi eyathengiswa eShayina ekuqaleni yayibiza u-$2,000 kodwa yagcina ingibize cishe u-$8,000 ngokuthuthukiswa okufana namabhethri amakhulu, umoya opholile, kanye nama-hydraulic blades, ukuthunyelwa (ukuthunyelwa endlini ngendlu kubiza ngaphezu kuka-$3,000) kanye nezimali zentela/zentela.
UDweck uchaze ukuthi nakuba izimoto zeWink zenziwa eShayina, iWink kwadingeka yakhe ifektri ebhalisiwe yi-NHTSA futhi isebenzisane noMnyango Wezokuthutha wase-US kuyo yonke inqubo ukuqinisekisa ukuthobela imithetho. Basebenzisa nokuhlolwa kokungasebenzi kahle kwezigaba eziningi ukuqinisekisa ikhwalithi yokukhiqiza edlula ngisho nezidingo zokuphepha zikahulumeni zama-LSV.
Mina ngokwami, ngithanda amabhayisikili anamasondo amabili futhi ungangibona ngebhayisikili kagesi noma ngesikuta sikagesi.
Kungenzeka ukuthi abanalo ukhanga lwemikhiqizo ethile yaseYurophu efana neMicrolino. Kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi abahle!
UMicah Toll ungumthandi wezimoto zikagesi, umthandi webhethri, kanye nombhali wezincwadi ezithengisa i-Amazon ezithi DIY Lithium Batteries, DIY Solar Energy, The Complete DIY Electric Bicycle Guide, kanye neThe Electric Bicycle Manifesto.
Amabhayisikili kagesi akha abagibeli bakaMika bansuku zonke yiLectric XP 2.0 engu-$999, iRide1Up Roadster V2 engu-$1,095, iRad Power Bikes engu-$1,199, kanye nePriority Current engu-$3,299. Kodwa kulezi zinsuku uhlu luhlala lushintsha.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Feb-24-2023
